23.10.2026 17:43
France was shaken by a bloody attack ahead of massive protest demonstrations to be held tomorrow. In an armed attack carried out by a person in the Yvelines department, 1 person died and 5 people were injured. The attacker was detained. French Interior Minister Nunez said in a statement, "Clearly a terrorist crime, a very serious act." The mayor said the incident was a racist attack.
It was announced that 1 person died and 5 people were injured in an armed attack in the Yvelines province of France.
ATTACKER CAUGHT
In a statement made from his account on the social media platform of the US-based company X, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu stated that 1 person died and 4 people were injured in the armed attack that occurred in the city of Trappes in the Yvelines province. Noting that the person who carried out the attack was caught and taken into custody, Lecornu conveyed that all security forces and judicial mechanisms had been mobilized regarding the incident.
In addition, Lecornu announced that the French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) was conducting investigations into the incident.
"CLEARLY A TERRORIST CRIME"
Minister of the Interior Laurent Nunez, who went to the scene, also stated in his statement to the press that the number of injured had risen to 5, and that the condition of three of the injured was quite serious. Nunez noted that the investigation into the incident, which he described as "clearly a terrorist crime, a very serious act," was ongoing.
In reports in the local press, it was stated that a person in the city of Trappes opened fire on those around from the vehicle he was in.
While it was learned that a 12-year-old girl and 3 men aged 20, 29, and 47 were injured in the attack, no details have yet been shared about the other injured person.